Landen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Landen family

The surname Landen was first found in Switzerland, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Chronicles suggest that the name did not always mean "von dem Land," that is "from the country-side," but, could also be either the mediaeval form of "Latte" (a crossbar) or refer to a boat landing.

Early History of the Landen family

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Landen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Landt, Lande, Landes, Landmann, Landtmann, Landman, Landtman, Lander, Landen, Landerer, Landers, Landmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Landen family

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Landen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Landen Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Landen, who landed in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1637 1
John Landen, who arrived in Portsmouth, NH in 1640 1

Landen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J Landen, aged 21, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1852 1

Landen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Landen Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Heman Landen U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 2
Mr. Asa Landen U.E., "Landon" (b. 1736) born in Sailsbury, Litchfield, Conneticut, USA who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 married to Jerusha Grifface having 9 children, he died in 1814 Augusta Township, Grenville, Ontario 2
Mr. Asa Landen Jr., U.E., "Landon" (b. 166) born in Sailsbury, Litchfield, Conneticut, USA who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1784 son of Asa Landen, married Elizabeth Bissell having 8 children, he died in 1822 Elizabeth Township [Elizabethtown-Kitley], Lenox & Addington, Ontario 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Landen (post 1700) +

John Landen, American politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Jackson County 3rd District, 1865-66, 1871
Frank V. Landen, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1936
George Landen Dann (1904-1977), Australian playwright and writer, known for his plays In Beauty It Is Finished, Fountains Beyond, Caroline Chisholm and The Orange Grove, eponym of the George Landen Dann Award in 1992
Landen Gessell, Canadian playwright
Landen S. Langley, American politician, Delegate to South Carolina State Constitutional Convention from Beaufort County, 1868 3

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html